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Oil Can. No. 242,962. Patented June 14,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFEIcE.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

'OlL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,962, dated June 14,1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN S. NEWTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bin ghamton, in the county ofBroome and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the upper portion of anoil-can having my invention applied thereto. Fig.2 shows a modificationof the strainer. Fig. 3 is a detached view, showing a modifiedconstruction of the strainer. Fig. 4 is a view of the strainer-couplingdetached. Fig. 5 shows a modification of the filling-socket shown inFig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, A is the body of the can, having at its upper end ascrew-threaded neck, A.

A is a screw-threaded cap adapted to be screwed upon the neck A.

B is a filling-socket having a wire-gauze bottom, 0, and, by preference,being provided with a series of openings, b, which are covered withwire-gauze. It will be readily seen that oil which is poured throughthis filling-socket will be strained or filtered as it passes throughthe wire-gauze. In Fig. 5 the lower part, B, of the socket is made ofwire-gauze and connected at its upper end with a screw-threaded thimble,B, which is adapted to enter and fit closely the screw-threaded neck A.

D is the nozzle or spout secured to the can by means of an intermediatecoupling, consistin g in its simplest form (see Fig. 3) of a flange, c,and a thimble, 6, having applied thereto a strainer, eitherthimble-shaped or flat, made of wire-gauze, cut, stamped, or spun intothe desired form. The flange c is adapted to fit 5 the body of the can,and the thimble c is adapted to receive at its outer end and support thenozzle.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 4 the coupling is constructed with an intermediateportion, 6 which consists of an angular offset having a strainer-Application filed March 14, 1881. (No model.)

does not project beyond the end of the thimble 0, and is thereforeprotected against external injury during transportation and handling towhich it is ordinarily subjected as an article of manufacture.

I am aware that couplings have been made separate and apart from thenozzles of oil-cans, coffee-pots, and similar articles; but I am notaware of the existence of any article of this character which forms acontinuation of the larger orlower end of the nozzle, and is adapted toreceive and has applied thereto a strainer which is arranged whollywithin the coupling, whereby it is protected against accidental injuryduring handling, and is also adapted to be applied to the body of theordinary oil-can, and to receivean ordinarynozzle, as such parts arefound in the ordinary course of manufacture.

I do not wish to be limited to making the coupling with the thimblecylindrical in form, as in Fig. 3, nor with steps or offsets, as inFigs. 1, 2, and 4, because they might be made in the form of a frustumof a cone and still be adapted to receive a strainer, substantially asshown.

What I claim is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a fillingsocket, B,having at its upper end a screwthreaded thimble,incombinationwith ascrewthreaded'neek, A, and cap A adapted to be applied to an oil-can,but separate and apart therefrom, substantially as set forth.

2 As a new article of manufacture, a coupling for an oil-can nozzle,having a flange, e, an upwardly projecting thimble, e, adapted toreceive and support a nozzle, and a thimbleshaped strainer attached tothe thimble and arranged to project outwardly from the can,substantially as set forth.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a coupling for an oil-can nozzle,having a flange, e,

an upwardly-projecting thimble, c, adapted to

